Percentile 10 = IQ 81

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81
Smarter than 10% of people
81 · 10.3%55100145
Low Average
Low average, slightly below the population midpoint · Rarer than 1 in 10

Percentile 10 = IQ 81. Smarter than 10% of people. Classification: Low Average — Low average, slightly below the population midpoint. Rarer than 1 in 10.

IQClassificationPercentile
100Average50.0%
120Superior90.9%
130Very Superior / Gifted97.7%

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What percentile is an IQ of 81?
An IQ of 81 sits at the 10.0th percentile — the top 90.0% of the population.
How many people have an IQ of 81 or higher?
Roughly 7,290,000,000 people worldwide — about 90.0% of 8.1 billion.
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📅 Last updated: 2026-06-18 · ✔ Reviewed by the All-Lifes editorial team · About · Methodology
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